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  • Title: Electrophysiological effects of intravenous dantrolene on canine heart.
    Author: Roewer N, Kuck KH, Kochs E, Schulte am Esch J.
    Journal: Eur J Anaesthesiol; 1987 Sep; 4(5):357-67. PubMed ID: 3428281.
    Abstract:
    The electrophysiological effects of an intravenous dantrolene infusion (10 mg kg-1) were evaluated in healthy, anaesthetized dogs by intracardiac electrophysiological study. Dantrolene administration resulted in a significant prolongation of the refractory periods of the right atrium and ventricle, while the functional refractory period of the AV node was not altered. A slight increase of AV nodal conduction, measured as atrial-His bundle interval, without any change in infranodal conduction, measured as His bundle-ventricular interval, was observed during sinus rhythm. Dantrolene had no significant effects on surface ECG parameters. We conclude that intravenously administered dantrolene, at the maximal recommended doses, has primary effects on electrophysiological parameters. These findings support the hypothesis that the beneficial effects of dantrolene on cardiac arrhythmias associated with malignant hyperthermia may be related to its intrinsic activity on the electrophysiological properties of the heart, but confirmation requires further investigations on induced arrhythmias in experimental models.
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